James Francis Byrnes (1882–1972) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina. During his career, Byrnes served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Secretary of State, and 104th governor of South Carolina. He is one of very few politicians to serve in all three branches of the American federal government while also being active in state government. He was a confidant of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was one of the most powerful men in American domestic and foreign policy in the mid-1940s.
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Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.
—James F. Byrnes
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than of death.
—James F. Byrnes
Topics: Opportunity, Security, Risk-taking
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